Curtain support



y 1934. H. H. JESSEN 1,956,799

CURTAIN SUPPORT Filed May 9, 1932 INVENTOR. r mr flt/xm 41 ATTORNEY.

Patented May 5.,

U'i ii iiiii raiser or ies The invention reiates to curtain stretchers,and particularly to a stretcher for hemmed curtains.

Conventional curtain stretchers have several pronounced disadvantageswhich render their use cumbersome and diincult. These stretchers usuallycomprise a rectangular frame, of which each member carries a row of pinsby which the curtain is secured to the frame. i"he frame members areusually adjustable to accommodate curtains or" various sizes, and aremade large to ac commodate large curtains. The frame is difficult to setup and adjust to the desired size; requires a large amount of space in aroom due to its size and construction; requires the use of chairs orother awkward make-shift means to support it in a position to permitaccessibility thereto at all sides; and the application or" the curtainsto the frame is difficult and usually results in the user pricking herfingers on the pins of the frame. Furthermore, with this type ofstretcher the curtain is stretched only between opposite pins and notuniformly along all lines of its lengthv It is therefore the primaryobject of my invention to provide a curtain stretcher which is simple toinstall and use.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which may beclamped to a door or other support in a room and which may be positionedin closely spaced parallel relation to a wall, whereby the device may bequickly set up for use and requires only a small amount of otherwiseunused space in a room.

A further object is to ovide a device of this character by which acurtain may be uniformly stretched will not have the scalloped edgeappearance of curtains stretched upon conventional stretchers.

A further object is to provide a device of this character comprising ahorizontal supporting arm to which the hero on one end of a curtain maybe secured and from which the curtain may suspend with its lower hemsupporting a heavy rod by which the curtain is uniformly stretched alongall lines of its length.

A further object is to provide a device of this character comprising asupporting clamp pivotally mounting an arm for carrying one end of acurtain, and a rod carried by the other end of the curtain.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which may besimply and cheaply constructed.

With the above and other objects in view, the 'nvention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes maybe made in the precise embodiment of the invention within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view or" the device taken online 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary top plan View of the pivot block and thesupporting arms carried thereby.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the pivot block.

Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, the nu moral lo-designates a U-shaped bracket whose backplate 11 carries a threaded member 12 mounting a pressure disc 13 at itsinner end and carrying a hand grip 14 at its outer end. The bracket maythus be secured to any suitable supporting member 16, such as the edgeof a door, by placing the bracket over the edge of the supporting memberand turning threaded member 12 by hand grip 14 to urge the pressure disc13 into firm gripping engagement with the support.

The front plate 1'? of the bracket 10 is slit to provide a pair of ears18, which are bent forwardly into spaced parallel relation. A pivotblock 19 is mounted between the ears 18 and is pivoted by a bolt 20extending between ears 18 and passing through a central hole 21 in saidblock. lhe pivot block 19 comprises a central cylindrical member orspool 22, whose opposite ends carry circular flanges 23 of a diametersubu stantially greater than the diameter of spool 22. An elongated bar24, of a width substantially equal to the spacing of flanges 23, iscircularly return bent at intermediate its ends to provide a pair ofparallel arms carried by said pivot block. The bend 25 conforms to thediameter of spool 22 of the pivot block so that it will engage the spool22 at all points. The flanges 23 of the pivot block are cut away atspaced points 26 with which the parallel arms of the bar 24 at the endsof bend 25 are placed in registration. The outer edges of the flanges 23are bent in the direction of each other and over and around the sides ofthe bend 25 of bar 24 to secure the bar fixedly to the pivot block, andthe portion of i horizontally, and the arms are pivoted relative to theclamp to position them conveniently for use. A curtain 27, provided withhems 28 at its opposite ends, is then mounted on one of the arms 24 bypassing one of the hems 28 around said arm to permit the curtain to hangfrom said arm. A heavy rod 29 is then passed through the lower hem 28 ofthe curtain and is suspended from and entirely supported by the curtain.After the curtain has been thus operatively mounted on the stretcher,the arms 24 may be pivoted on the bracket 10 to an out-of-the-wayposition, as close to and parallel a wall, whereby they occupy butlittle space and do not hinder the normal use and occupancy of the room.

It will be seen that, if the upper and lower hems of the curtain aresmoothed out on arm 24 and rod 29, respectively, the curtain will bestretched evenly and uniformly along all longitudinal lines thereofbetween the hems, and will dry into an even rectangular shape. This is amarked advantage over conventional methods of stretching curtains, Whoseedges generally have a serrated or scalloped shape when removed from thestretcher.

Furthermore, it will be seen that the simplicity of and the small amountof time required to handle a curtain in mounting and removing it fromthe stretcher, make the device a great time saver for housewives, aswell as the small amount of time required to set up the stretcherpreparatory to use.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis:-

1. In combination, a bracket, a pair of spaced ears carried by saidbracket, a pivot block positioned between said ears, a pin extendingbetween said ears and pivoting said block, a bar having a portionthereof bent around said block, and flanges carried by the ends of saidblock and bent over the bent portion of said bar to fixedly secure saidbar to said block.

2. In combination, a bracket, an ear carried by said bracket, a pivotblock, means pivoting said block to said ear, a pair of flanges carriedby the opposite ends of said block, and a bar having thereof bent aroundsaid cylindrical member and 1.

positioned between said flanges, said flanges being bent around theadjacent sides of said bar to secure said bar to said cylindricalmember.

5. In combination, a block, a flange carried by one end of said blockand projecting outwardly thereof, and a bar bent around said block, saidflange being bent over said bar to secure said bar to said block.

HENRY H. JESSEN.

